She did all her own arrangements and moved more toward avant garde and progressive jazz as she matured. This album showcases first steps on that journey.
Joni's the kind of artist who will show you another face, another aspect of herself, just when you thought you had her pigeonholed . She's multi-faceted, and continued evolving stylistically throughout her career .
Joni’s arrangements are in a class all by themselves. The driving bass lines, those horns, the drums and tasty guitar licks. That sound only Joni can make. It’s truly an engineering marvel.
@@IllumeEltanin well it's hardly "a cover version considering Joni Mitchell wrote it at the age of 23, she wasn't a recognised performer so she settled for writing for other artists, she always gave credit to Judy Collins, Joni Mitchell released "both sides now " in 1969 on her album "Clouds"
@@suemontague3151 Right. Two years after Collins version. Similar, although by a much wider gap in years, to The Monkees original of I'm A Believer in 1966 to Neil Diamond's "cover" of his composition in 1979.
I can’t begin to say who much Joni Mitchell’s music means to me. I have all here albums, and my son - 33 and my daughter- 30 grew up listening to her music on our road-trip vacations. This is one of my favorites. The range of her voice is other-worldly.
Court and Spark is magical. Damn! Hissing of Summer Lawns and Hejira too. Perhaps Hejira is her best / most perfectly formed? Her unique guitar tuning techniques made for some awesome chord progressions. I LOVE HER. PERIOD lol 🥰🙏🏽🤎
@@TheNoncritical1 - Clark might take you up on the offer. The US isn't all that wonderful. I love my country which just happens to be Canada. This isn't the forum for being rude.
Joni is an artist that I’ve come back to as I’ve gotten older and I wonder how I missed the boat. Maybe I just needed to mature. Blue is an album that has only gotten better to my ear.
If I could only have 5 songs on a desert island for life, this would be one of them. I think this song is as close to perfect as it gets. For another side of Joni, check out her Raised on Robbery. Fun and cheeky, great storytelling with a hint of rockabilly...
Joni Mitchell certainly qualifies as an artist for what she created with "Help Me". Simply beautiful. You would be very surprised when you know how many times "Help Me" has been covered by many musical artists.
Never saw her in person. Never spoke with her let alone interacted with he, but I can honestly say I have fallen in love with her. Not just her voice, but her persona. I am an empath and the love she is expressing is going straight to my heart. I have not had anyone hold me, kiss me or tell me they love me in years and suddenly her voice has me feeling so loved and wanted and I am in tears. Joni, I love you.
We couldn't wait for a new Joni Mitchell album to come out. She opens up her soul, almost tells us her inner feelings so deeply! She is Awesomeness!🎶🎵🎼🎸🎹
Just in case you didn't know, Joni was Canadian born and raised. She attained most of her fame and acclaim in California, where she hooked up with Graham Nash (of CSNY and the Hollies) at least for a little while. He abused her, so they parted company. Joni has a vast catalogue, not a bad song anywhere. Have fun with her!
@@richardhornbostel3958 Ok, so I saw that Joni had been abused, but assumed it was Nash that did it. It was her first husband Mitchell who did it . Obviously, Joni was scarred for life. Damn, why does it have to be that pain generates great art. It's some kind of karma or destiny or the universe straightening itself out.
Joni Mitchell is one of the greatest artist of the last decades, not only she have a unique and beautiful voice but she's a really great song writer, she have a unique way to express simply the things that every human feel, based on her own reality....no doubt for me that she's the greatest Canadian artist of all time (with Leonard Cohen)....If you want to know more about her you should give a try to the albums ¨Blue¨ (1971) and ¨Hejira¨ (1976)....I would suggest you the song ¨River¨ from Blue czcams.com/video/3NH-ctddY9o/video.html and the song Amelia from ¨Hejira¨ czcams.com/video/nxMwGTQ1bzU/video.html. (the live version from a 1979 concert with two greats musicians, Lyle Mays and Pat Metheny)....the voice and the music are great, but with Joni Mitchell you have to listen to the words. Have a good day, from a French speaking guy in Montréal.
At that point she was introducing jazz elements into her music, she'd drift further in that direction on her next few albums. I like how she changes the 1st line of each verse, each starts with "Help me I think I'm falling" 1. "in love again", 2. "in love too fast" and 3. "in love with you." She goes from the general to the specific.
This is one of my favorite songs of Joni Mitchell, because of the talent and incredible voice Joni has, and also because of a lot of very good memories.
So, follow this with Free Man in Paris, from the same LP, Court and Spark The Song 'Court & Spark' was covered in heart-wrenching fashion by Norah Jones and Herbie Hancock. (Hancock did an entire LP of jazzy Joni cover versions with a number of guests artists including Pink.)
One of the greats, the Canadians...Joni Mitchell, Gordon Lightfoot, Leonard Cohen, they were truly special. Joni's sick, Leonard's gone, Gordon is hanging on, I don't think he's going to be touring again.
Joni Mitchell is a great Canadian-American singer-songwriter. She covers a lot of genres of music including folk, pop, rock, classical & jazz. She has had so many hits especially in the 60's-80's such as "Chelsea Morning", "Both Sides, Now", "The Circle Game", "Big Yellow Taxi", "Woodstock", "Raised On Robbery", "Free Man In Paris" etc.
My favorite Joni song is Cactus Tree. Beautiful. Just like this one. She has a way of her own when it comes to song structure. Impossible to song karaoke to for sure! Lol. Good pick Harry!
Harri you should give her song Coyote a listen and do the live version from the movie/concert The Last Waltz it’s a very outstanding performance promise you’ll absolutely enjoy it
Court and Spark , The Hissing of Summer Lawns, and Hejira are her three best albums for me. They show her progression into jazz and she definitely finds her groove in many of those tracks. Try Harry's House/ Centerpiece -- maybe it was written for you. Amelia is one of my favorite songs ever.
By this abum (Court and Spark) Joni was fusing folk with rock and jazz, so yes, your observations are on point about her music sounding different. Later, she will venture into jazz full on, but in Joni's unique and inimitable way.
You should give a listen to Rickie Lee Jones’ song Danny’s All-Star Joint. She too has a unique bluesy, jazzy, funky delivery. It too will blow your socks off like this sophisticatedly smooth song.
A wonderful Canadian artist, I adore from my late teens 🥰. Check out ‘Coyote’ one of my favorite Joni tunes, she has so many it’s hard to decide of course Big Yellow Taxi 🚕 is another very loved Joni song. 😻☮️🇨🇦💜
Can’t believe I’ve heard nothing from Paul Simon’s “Graceland.” Under African Skies” and “Diamonds on the Souls of Her Shoes.” Memorable. Moving. Simon spins out Grammy Awards with legit South African Band during Apartheid. Some really great music here.
Like reaction Haru! It was said by many women entertainer's who loved Joni's music but the degree of difficulty of her tuning and playing the guitar and singing her songs at the same time were too high. As testament to that I remember seeing alot of them only holding a microphone on TV's Variety Shows of those days. Songstress Emilou Harris said it flat out best, "The only way we could play any Joni Mitchell songs on the guitar and sing it at the same time...was to play the guitar and sing her songs at the same time, by doing it our own way!" Ha- ha ha, and with that good sir thanks for your grand pick in Joni Mitchell!!! Stay groovy!
Didn't it seem like a parade marching by. FYI - Jaco Pastorius, Pat Metheny and other Jazz greats were supporting each of her tracks. She definitely had a great sense of motion, texture and color - a very beautiful piece.
Joni surrounded herself with great jazz musicians like Jaco Pastorius and embraced jazz in an inventive and sometimes avant-garde way with her albums, The Hissing of Summer Lawns, Hejira, Don Juan's Reckless Daughter, Mingus and many of her later recordings. You should listen to these to see how she progressed as a musician and songwriter.
She did all her own arrangements and moved more toward avant garde and progressive jazz as she matured. This album showcases first steps on that journey.
Her finest work. Impeccable
This song is from the "Court and Spark" album - one of the best albums ever released
Joni's the kind of artist who will show you another face, another aspect of herself, just when you thought you had her pigeonholed .
She's multi-faceted, and continued evolving stylistically throughout her career .
Iv,e been a fan since 75/ She,s a Treasure for sure! And the greatest female arranger and songwriter!! Case closed!😊
Joni’s arrangements are in a class all by themselves. The driving bass lines, those horns, the drums and tasty guitar licks. That sound only Joni can make.
It’s truly an engineering marvel.
This is pure 70s at its best I love it
That's the girl Robert Plant and Jimmy Page were talking about in their song going to California . She's Canadian .
Harri , her "Free Man In Paris" is next for you!! One of the great singer/songwriters!
If you're going to do Free Man in Paris you also have to do Car on the Hill.
For many people, her best Pop tune. A perfect arrangement. Tom Scott's L.A. Express are the backing band (Larry Carlton on guitar).
What about “Free Man in Paris”?
Didn’t Robben Ford play with them for a while? I know he recorded some stuff with Larry’s son on bass.
Yes I think Joni with the LA Express was so fun and upbeat was fantastic 👏. I wore it out!
Well said. A perfect piece of jazz/folk. Couldn't be improved.
Larry Carlton is a tasty player.
OH Joni,,she has so many great songs. peace and love from Canada
Hands down, my favorite Joni Mitchell song!!
Mine too❤
Joni Mitchell - "Both sides now " absolute 💯 classic
I actually prefer Judy Collins original recording over Joni's "cover" of her own composition.
@@IllumeEltanin well it's hardly "a cover version considering Joni Mitchell wrote it at the age of 23, she wasn't a recognised performer so she settled for writing for other artists, she always gave credit to Judy Collins, Joni Mitchell released "both sides now " in 1969 on her album "Clouds"
@@suemontague3151
Right.
Two years after Collins version.
Similar, although by a much wider gap in years, to The Monkees original of I'm A Believer in 1966 to Neil Diamond's "cover" of his composition in 1979.
@@IllumeEltanin okay we're all entitled to our own opinions
@@suemontague3151
Truth
It's all semantics
I can’t begin to say who much Joni Mitchell’s music means to me. I have all here albums, and my son - 33 and my daughter- 30 grew up listening to her music on our road-trip vacations. This is one of my favorites. The range of her voice is other-worldly.
More from this album, please! Court and Spark was a major leap forward stylistically. It's a masterpiece.
Canada's greatest songwriter.
OH Harri, please listen to A Case of You. soooo good
Court and Spark is magical. Damn! Hissing of Summer Lawns and Hejira too. Perhaps Hejira is her best / most perfectly formed? Her unique guitar tuning techniques made for some awesome chord progressions. I LOVE HER. PERIOD lol 🥰🙏🏽🤎
Not only that, but she's from Canada- the greatest country around. Greetings to Canada from the US.
If you think that, why don't you go there to stay? I'll buy your ticket.
Really?
@@TheNoncritical1 - Clark might take you up on the offer. The US isn't all that wonderful. I love my country which just happens to be Canada. This isn't the forum for being rude.
A truly unique and beautiful voice.
Joni is an artist that I’ve come back to as I’ve gotten older and I wonder how I missed the boat. Maybe I just needed to mature. Blue is an album that has only gotten better to my ear.
Great song. One of my favorites, whether as a sing-along or just perfect listening.
Another great singer/songwriter was Laura Nyro. The Fifth Dimension did 5 of her songs-I loved Stoned Soul Picnic! Poverty Train is great too.
Eli’s Coming; And When I Die
Her geeeenius......
She will emerge, ever so somewhat gradually, as the greatest of all time.
Joni Mitchell is not American, she is Canadian. From Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
If I could only have 5 songs on a desert island for life, this would be one of them. I think this song is as close to perfect as it gets.
For another side of Joni, check out her Raised on Robbery. Fun and cheeky, great storytelling with a hint of rockabilly...
One of my favorite songs of Joni's
The greatest of the singer/ songwriter genre.
Voice of an angel.
Joni Mitchell certainly qualifies as an artist for what she created with "Help Me". Simply beautiful.
You would be very surprised when you know how many times "Help Me" has been covered by many musical artists.
This, the studio version, is so rich!
Never saw her in person. Never spoke with her let alone interacted with he, but I can honestly say I have fallen in love with her. Not just her voice, but her persona. I am an empath and the love she is expressing is going straight to my heart. I have not had anyone hold me, kiss me or tell me they love me in years and suddenly her voice has me feeling so loved and wanted and I am in tears. Joni, I love you.
We couldn't wait for a new Joni Mitchell album to come out. She opens up her soul, almost tells us her inner feelings so deeply! She is Awesomeness!🎶🎵🎼🎸🎹
Just in case you didn't know, Joni was Canadian born and raised. She attained most of her fame and acclaim in California, where she hooked up with Graham Nash (of CSNY and the Hollies) at least for a little while. He abused her, so they parted company. Joni has a vast catalogue, not a bad song anywhere. Have fun with her!
There is no record of him abusing her, you might be thinking of Jackson Browne
@@richardhornbostel3958 Ok, so I saw that Joni had been abused, but assumed it was Nash that did it. It was her first husband Mitchell who did it . Obviously, Joni was scarred for life. Damn, why does it have to be that pain generates great art. It's some kind of karma or destiny or the universe straightening itself out.
Joni Mitchell is one of the greatest artist of the last decades, not only she have a unique and beautiful voice but she's a really great song writer, she have a unique way to express simply the things that every human feel, based on her own reality....no doubt for me that she's the greatest Canadian artist of all time (with Leonard Cohen)....If you want to know more about her you should give a try to the albums ¨Blue¨ (1971) and ¨Hejira¨ (1976)....I would suggest you the song ¨River¨ from Blue czcams.com/video/3NH-ctddY9o/video.html and the song Amelia from ¨Hejira¨ czcams.com/video/nxMwGTQ1bzU/video.html. (the live version from a 1979 concert with two greats musicians, Lyle Mays and Pat Metheny)....the voice and the music are great, but with Joni Mitchell you have to listen to the words. Have a good day, from a French speaking guy in Montréal.
I love Joni's version of the song Twisted.
At that point she was introducing jazz elements into her music, she'd drift further in that direction on her next few albums.
I like how she changes the 1st line of each verse, each starts with "Help me I think I'm falling" 1. "in love again", 2. "in love too fast" and 3. "in love with you." She goes from the general to the specific.
Her LP "Court and Spark" is simply awesome.
This album represented the start of her big push away from folk and towards jazz. She also began to sing in an octave lower from hereon.
This is one of my favorite songs of Joni Mitchell, because of the talent and incredible voice Joni has, and also because of a lot of very good memories.
If you want another groove from Joni, listen to her song "Raised On Robbery".
Omg she is one of my favorite singers can you listen to a case of you and River and taxi
The guitar as the song fades out is so beautiful I want to hear the rest.
A lot of that groove came from teaming up with Tom Scott and the LA express, some Quintessential session musicians
I would love for you to hear FREE MAN IN PARIS the next time you listen to Joni Mitchell. It is on the same album as HELP ME.
So, follow this with Free Man in Paris, from the same LP, Court and Spark The Song 'Court & Spark' was covered in heart-wrenching fashion by Norah Jones and Herbie Hancock. (Hancock did an entire LP of jazzy Joni cover versions with a number of guests artists including Pink.)
The groove is from The L.A. Express.
Dig.
Peace on earth.
Legend has it this was about Glenn Frey. In any case, she was a striking maneater, discarding guys like Picasso went through color periods.
Miles of isles is her live album. I love it! But I have them all.
Joni was the bad girl 🥰
One of the greats, the Canadians...Joni Mitchell, Gordon Lightfoot, Leonard Cohen, they were truly special. Joni's sick, Leonard's gone, Gordon is hanging on, I don't think he's going to be touring again.
You should go down the rabbit hole with this one she us phenomenal singer songwriter and musician can't lose with her
Her Court & SPARK album is one of her Best
Of course she is elegant, she is Canadian🇨🇦
My favorite album. Enjoy every track.
Joni definitely has groove
One of my top ten Joni songs along with Free Man In Paris, You Turn Me Pn I’m A Radio,Raised On Robbery And many more!
what a great song from a legend !
Great reaction and very thoughtful, thanks. Personally, I can't find adequate words for Joni's music and singing.
One of Prince's favorite songs !
Excellent my friend! Joni gets a groove on this one. Thanks man peace
Joni is great. Love this song . The drums are played by John gurine . A
Irreplaceable Joni. A singer for a generation.
Joni Mitchell is a great Canadian-American singer-songwriter. She covers a lot of genres of music including folk, pop, rock, classical & jazz. She has had so many hits especially in the 60's-80's such as "Chelsea Morning", "Both Sides, Now", "The Circle Game", "Big Yellow Taxi", "Woodstock", "Raised On Robbery", "Free Man In Paris" etc.
Love you Harry and your love for music / Greetings from Sweden
My favorite Joni song is Cactus Tree. Beautiful. Just like this one. She has a way of her own when it comes to song structure. Impossible to song karaoke to for sure! Lol. Good pick Harry!
The opening chords sound, and it's 1974 again. June. And it's good. Real good.
You are a gem Sir!
Love Joni love you
she is a singer songwriter , a poet and an artist. she tended to write her lyrics in iambic pentameter ( at least in the early days)
Icon of folk music
Big Yellow Taxi is one of my favs by her
Harri you should give her song Coyote a listen and do the live version from the movie/concert The Last Waltz it’s a very outstanding performance promise you’ll absolutely enjoy it
"...and this flame..."
I melt whenever I hear that line from Coyote.
The pic of her by the bar with the colored glass bottles behind her takes me back as a teen all my friends moms had those I love that pic
I'd like to see your reaction to "Rainy Night House," the version on the Ladies of the Canyon album, which showcases her beautiful piano playing.
Talk about good albums 1968-1973... Court and Spark is my favorite.
Great reaction, as usual. Thanks again.
Court and Spark , The Hissing of Summer Lawns, and Hejira are her three best albums for me. They show her progression into jazz and she definitely finds her groove in many of those tracks. Try Harry's House/ Centerpiece -- maybe it was written for you. Amelia is one of my favorite songs ever.
By this abum (Court and Spark) Joni was fusing folk with rock and jazz, so yes, your observations are on point about her music sounding different. Later, she will venture into jazz full on, but in Joni's unique and inimitable way.
Yes Yes Yes💗
You should give a listen to Rickie Lee Jones’ song Danny’s All-Star Joint. She too has a unique bluesy, jazzy, funky delivery. It too will blow your socks off like this sophisticatedly smooth song.
Love this song ❤️
Magical song
She is absolutely gorgeous without any makeup !!!! I am lost in those beautiful eyes.
Another great Canadian, Saskatoon Saskatchewan ( I didn’t make that up.) she wrote many songs that others used.
A wonderful Canadian artist, I adore from my late teens 🥰. Check out ‘Coyote’ one of my favorite Joni tunes, she has so many it’s hard to decide of course Big Yellow Taxi 🚕 is another very loved Joni song. 😻☮️🇨🇦💜
Can’t believe I’ve heard nothing from Paul Simon’s “Graceland.” Under African Skies” and “Diamonds on the Souls of Her Shoes.” Memorable. Moving. Simon spins out Grammy Awards with legit South African Band during Apartheid. Some really great music here.
I would love to listen to more Joni with you! She is tops in my book!
This song is just way too short, but one of my faves by her. Check out "The Circle Game" guaranteed to make you nostalgic. Thanks for this one!
The music of the 70s and 80s can't be beat! Eagles Fleetwood Mac. Tom Petty CSNY just to name a few.
almost unfair to have such a beautiful angelic voice and also one of the best songwriters ever period
Like reaction Haru! It was said by many women entertainer's who loved Joni's music but the degree of difficulty of her tuning and playing the guitar and singing her songs at the same time were too high. As testament to that I remember seeing alot of them only holding a microphone on TV's Variety Shows of those days. Songstress Emilou Harris said it flat out best, "The only way we could play any Joni Mitchell songs on the guitar and sing it at the same time...was to play the guitar and sing her songs at the same time, by doing it our own way!" Ha- ha ha, and with that good sir thanks for your grand pick in Joni Mitchell!!! Stay groovy!
I love your joni reactions
Didn't it seem like a parade marching by. FYI - Jaco Pastorius, Pat Metheny and other Jazz greats were supporting each of her tracks. She definitely had a great sense of motion, texture and color - a very beautiful piece.
Joni started as a wonderful "folk" singer, and eventually became an original jazz singer/guitarist. I love, love love her!
Fantastic song!
Check out the live album miles of aisles
your review is awesome brother, you hit it right on the nail.
YEAH HARRI AND THIS WAS 1 OF THE HITS OFF OF HER 74 ALBUM ( COURT AND SPARK ) 😊THE OTHER HIT WAS : FREE MAN IN PARIS 😊EARRRRR CANDY HARRI!
The album "Blue" - One of her best if not the best.
Brilliant!
Joni surrounded herself with great jazz musicians like Jaco Pastorius and embraced jazz in an inventive and sometimes avant-garde way with her albums, The Hissing of Summer Lawns, Hejira, Don Juan's Reckless Daughter, Mingus and many of her later recordings. You should listen to these to see how she progressed as a musician and songwriter.